Knitting-needle holder



MARY E. y(DB-OWILLL AND LA VAUGHN CBOJELL, OF CULBERTSGN, NEBRASKA.

KNITTI\TGNEEBLE HULDER.

Application led April l5, 1918.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, MARY E. CnownLL and LAVAUGHN CnownLL, citizens o'j the United States, residing at Culbertson,vin the county of Hitchcock and Intate of liebraska, have inventedcertain new and useful linproveinents in Knitting-Needle Holders, oi'which the following is a speciication.

T his invention relates to new and useful improvements in holders andmore particularly to a device adapted to securely engage the oppositeends of a plurality or a single knitting needle, so as to afford a meansior securely holding the saine with .the points thereoic protectedlikewise forming means for connecting a set of knitting needles andpreventing certain of the needles from being misplaced.

Another1 object ci the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive tomanufacture and one which will be very etcient in operation.

`With these and numerous other objects in view, our invention consistsof the novel 'ifeatures of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts which will be herein reterred to and more particularly pointed outin the specication and claiins.

ln the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of the device, with the needles shown indotted lines positioned therein,

F ig. 2 is an end elevation of one of the holders showing a crosssectionof the spring, and

l`ig. 3 is a longitudinal section through one of the cap holders.

ln describing our invention, we shall refer to the drawings in whichsimilar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The numerals l and 2 designate a pair of holding caps which are adaptedto be positioned over the opposite ends of the knitting needles 3 asshown in dotted lines in Fig. l

of the drawings, said caps being formed of any desired material, beingof any design, and arranged so that the open ends thereof are oppositelydisposed.

The caps l and 2 are adapted to be connected by a coil spring 4 whichhas its op- Speccaticn of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 225,634.

posite ends secured to the outer side wall ot each cap by a fasteningnieinber 5 positioned therethrough, as is clearly shown in Fig. 3 oi'the drawings.- rl` his coil spring is of the expansion type and isshorter than the conventional size of knitting needle so that the springwill have to be expanded so as to position the ends of the needles inthe caps carried hy the opposite ends ot said spring.

ln operation, when it is desired to secure a set oi knitting needleswithin the holding caps the spring is expanded and the needlespositioned therein, as is clearly shown in F l of the drawings. Thecontraction of the spring will draw the caps tight against the oppositeends of the needles, and hence said needles will be securely positionedbetween the caps, and will 'orni a compact package that inay be carriedin a minimum amount ot space. rl`he holding caps, by connecting theneedles together, likewise prevent said needles roni becoming lost orInisplaced.

This type of needle holding device is very simple in construction, butthe advantages derived therefrom are numerous. lt forms a very eicientholder for securing a set of knitting needles when not in use, andlikewise affords a protection against the sharpened points of theneedles. Although the device is especially adapted for application onknitting needles, it is obvious that the same may be applied for variousother purposes. rlhe spring' Zl may be adj usted to correspondapproximately to the different lengths oiz needles upon which the holderis to be used.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding ofthe construction, operation and advantages of our invention inay be had,and while we have shown and described the device as embodying a specificstructure, we desire that it be understood that such changes may be madein said structure as do not depart frein the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is:

A knitting needle holder comprising hol- 10W caps for disposition overthe opposite ends rof one or a plnmlity of knitting needles, aflexibleconnection only between said caps in the form of :t contractile coiledspring of less norma-l length than the needles to be mounted in theholder, the terminals of the contractile spring being bent to vfornieyes, and means extending through the eyes for securing the spring tothe caps to hold the same upon the needle ends. 1-0

In testimony whereof7 We aHiX our Signatures hereto. Y

' MARY E. CBOVVELL f LA VAUGHN CROl/VELL.

